title: Facial pigmentation associated with amiodarone.
abstract: Amiodarone is one of the most commonly used drugs for treatment of cardiac arrhythmia. Several undesirable effects are associated with its long-term use. This report describes the case of a 71-year-old female patient, with a diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmia, who presented with a stigmatizing blue-gray facial pigmentation and altered serum values of thyroid hormones associated with the intake of amiodarone. The patient was referred to her cardiologist. The aim of this report is to increase clinicians' awareness about the potential adverse effects of this drug.
authors.affiliation: Oral Diagnosis Department, Semiology and Oral Pathology, Piracicaba Dental School, State University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Wilfredo Alejandro
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Gonzalez-Arriagada
authors.forename: Alan Roger Santos
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Pablo Agustin
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.forename: Oslei Paes
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.forename: Marcio Ajudarte
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lopes
mesh_terms: D000638:Amiodarone; D005145:Face; D006801:Humans; D010858:Pigmentation; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D000638:Amiodarone
keywords: amiodarone; arrythmia; hyperpigmentation; photosensitivity; skin pigmentation